Low Down Dave

Bought a OLP MM22 from Stevie , all good highly recommended

No way of knowing as its an own brand, and the seller has no basses or guitars sales in his feedback. probably made in China but that doesn’t mean it will be rubbish… so you have to ask your self… do I feel lucky

[quote name='Twigman' post='442402' date='Mar 23 2009, 01:27 PM']I have e-mailed the seller asking where the psu is and have just been ignored so far. What should I do now?[/quote] Open a paypal dispute, and say you will accept a partial refund to cover the cost of the missing PSU, you might get something you might not but worth a try there is nothing to lose. Its surprising how many people that ignore your emails, suddenly take notice once a dispute has been opened. David.

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='441545' date='Mar 22 2009, 10:16 AM']OK , what's rewire about then? Just as I thought i was starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.... [/quote] ReWire is a system for transferring audio data between two computer applications info here [url="http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/article/205-what-is-rewire-.html"]http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/article/205-...is-rewire-.html[/url]

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='440902' date='Mar 21 2009, 09:32 AM']Hi In my experience with The badass 2 bridge (had one on my geddy lee that i fitted to my bravewood jazz) i found that it didnt make any difference at all, if anything i actually think the standard fender bridge was better! Im not sure if a lot of the appeal is just in the marketing?[/quote] I think it really depends on the individual bass, with some you will hear a marked improvement, others very little if any. The Gotoh 201 certainly made a difference on my Alder Bodied Jazz. [quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='440902' date='Mar 21 2009, 09:32 AM']but hey if it works for you then thats great! This might cause an argument but i also think through body stringing is a joke!!! it doesn't do anything (for me anyway) [/quote] Well on certain Telecaster Guitars I have strung though body, and strung top loaded as well as mixing the two, and there was no discernable difference in tone, but I have fitted a different top loading bridge that just sucked the tone and sustain right out of the guitar. So it probably has more to do with the bridge and saddles than anything else.

[quote name='stevie' post='440594' date='Mar 20 2009, 08:05 PM']Another thing that occurs to me is that it would be normal to change strings when you swap to a new bridge, which would tend to make comparisons even less reliable.[/quote] Depends on how old the strings are and if they need changing... but you can normally use the same strings. Dave

I am not really sure what the problem is but assigning a midi track output to your keyboard or anything else is very simple, you just create a midi track then assign the output to what ever device you want, there really is nothing complicated about it and in any case it is covered in the help files. The only complications I can see is if you don’t have the drivers installed for your midi output or keyboard drivers if using a USB port. But you will have the same issues with any computer based sequencer. Generally speaking on a basic level Cubase is very easy to use, it is not until you get deep into all the really advanced features it gets tricky. The settings with regard the audio drivers are nothing to do with the midi side, but you want to use the Asio drivers as these will give you the lowest latency for recording/monitoring and also any VSTi instruments like EZ Drummer. David.

I have a couple of 70’s style Fender Jazz basses, although I have used Badass bridges on previous basses I have I fitted the Schaller 462G to my number 1 jazz bass (with an ash body), it is a high mass bridge similar to the badass but has roller saddles which allow you to adjust the string spacing. And I fitted a Gotoh 201B bridge to my number two (alder body), both basses sounded good before with excellent sustain, the Gotoh seems to have made the most difference but the original bridge was quite flimsy, the difference is not earth shattering but it is evident, unplugged it has a slightly fuller sound with a little more zing on the top end. The Gotoh was quite cheap (around £30 with shipping) very easy to install, no need for a shim and what really impressed me was the intonation was spot on without any adjustments! It also adds a sense of quality to the bass, so although not an essential upgrade I can’t thing of any reason not to apart from the price. David.

Just set your meter to 20k, and touch the ends to the 2 wires coming from your pickup, one will be the middle lub of the volume pot the other on top of the pot. With jazz basses and both volumes on full you will get a low reading, so turn the volume on one pickup off to get a more accurate one. David.

[quote name='pjbass' post='437000' date='Mar 17 2009, 10:45 AM']Could the pups be wired out of phase? I remember seeing a helpful youtube video about it, but i can't find it atm. I think the symptoms were something like low output when both pickups are on full, but with either the nexk or bridge soloed the volume was louder. I'll try to find the vid, but i'm sure someone here knows about it. Paul[/quote] Yes that was my first thought but Tom does say that the bridge pickup seems very weak, so its unlikely to be just a phase thing. Dave.

There should be quite an increase in output as these pups are supposed to meter around 11.6k. They can be used in passive basses or active basses, Fender tends to put them in the more modern sounding active basses because they are noiseless (stacked single coils, so in effect humbucking), and there is less chance of boosting the noise/hiss when you boost the treble than on standard single coil pups. Check the pickup height, as a rule of thumb you want to be just able to just slide a pound coin between the strings and the pickup (you can tweak the height to taste later but that gives you a good starting point). If you have a meter check the output, if it reads OK it’s a wiring issue. Dave.

I think with the new GK3B bass pickups and updated V2 software the internal sounds are usable but the midi tracking is still quite poor.